Daily Republican., 1887-10-18
Much tax But Little Bus,ne,s

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The Board OF Education heid an ad-
journed ee ing last evening. Mr
Fouik stated that the heater at No. le
had given cut and asked the board to
sanction his action in having 1t rs.
paired at q cost OF 6l2. The action was
sanctioned. MI. Trump stated that he
believed when the designations OF
Foulk and Magaw as com mittee of No.
IL had been accepted be d Id not believe
the majority of the board had thought
over the matter. He moved Magsw
and Foulk be made com mittee on No
IL. After considerable dig3ussiOn the
motion ives put and lott.
Mr. Kyne moved that Megsrs. Ky
and Palmer be made committee on NJ.
IL.
DIR. Grimshaw then spoke on the
delicacy Of Mr.. Kyne nominating him
self
Mr.. Trump asserted that IL the hoy
Hsgperty, who has caused all this
trouble, had not been q relative Of
member OF the board he would not have
been reinstated.
Mr.. Dopaho said that he would in
form the gentleman that he was elected
by the people.
Trump replied something abou. being
elected by the board but being right
fully elected by the psople. -
Il Mr.. Kyne remarked that II Mr.
Trump had not been q member Of the
board, hfs son would never have
graduated from the high school.
President Baird called for order.
The motion being put, and the yeas
and nays being called for, resulted as
follows:
Yeas - Me.srs. Collins, Donaho.
Dictey, Fuekel, Grier, Grimshaw,
Hayes, Ruth, Hanson snd Kyne-10.
, Nays-Messrs. Belts, Foulk, Massey,
, Magaw, Pyle and Baird-6.
The proposals for heating No. IL BY
: steam were then opened.
. W r. Robirson, for steam and hot
} air. 1858; Joseph H. Jones $947; Sayers,
Jenkins, $760.
/, Mr.. Collins moved that the coutrso,
r be awarded TO Gawthrop & Bro as they
were the lowest bidders according te
l specifications.
, The motion was seconded and car
ried.
Mr.. Pyle stated that the lot In the
twelfth ward had been purchased, title
, exs mined into and found correct.
: He moved that an order for S1S88 be
drawn In favor OF Mrs. Emma Riley,
the owner OF the lot.
Grimsbaw did not object to buying
lots, but he did not know where the
| money was to come from to pay for
3 them.
The motion was carried and . check
; ordered to be drawn for the amount.
A motion to rec ,nsider the pay ment
OF money f'r lot on Union street near
Seventeenth, in favor Of 81. D. Walter,
. was carried.
Considerable discussion then ensued,
during which Mr.. Magaw said he did
not know no v as doing wrong In 0ffer.
ink to sell the card his lot. II he had
| hs was willing to withdraw the lot
1 Every member, he satd, knew II wsE
his lot when they decided to purchase
8 1t. Kyne did not know anything Of .ths
a kind
D.ckey would vote against this 10
% simply because he considered Mr.
j Maeau had no right TO cell the lot Il
e the board. -....- --=.
a Collins said there was no use in dis
q cussiug the matter fur her, because tn
a chairman Of the FinsnHa Committee
t DR.. Grimshsw, had retasHt TO sigu thu
O check for the money. tA -aought i
: very commendable In Grinshaw.
q Grimshaw stated that he would mo-
Il sign the check, and II the treasurer
v pays the money he 10 liab.e to prosecu'
i tion snd fine.
a The motion to pay the money for 10
}. pas lost.
' Pyle moved to cancel the check. which
e was seconded aud carried.
!. Pyle moved that some parties wh,
/. had applied be allowed to tap the 6raii
A CT M. l school at the rate OF $40 pc
q house. This WAS what they had charge.
q . party before.
!. Tru mp movsd to amend By making !
il 81 per foe.. Lost.
i The original motion was carried.
Kyne was authorized to purchas
>. chairs for No 16 school ut cost not t
a. excsed $i6.
= Mr. Diekey said Prof Graham ha
n not received his check this month b.
n cause Grimshaw had refused TO sign II
/. Grimshaw insisted that Graham owe
J. the board $32.
"a Grimshaw was absent from the room
N when this matter came up.
"a Palmer moved that Mr.. Pyle, ss nez
il enc oD the Finance Committee, be au
h thorized to sign the check.
Mr. PSle said 1t would be very ur
pleasant to do 30, but II the board E
ordered he would obey.
Several mem bers thought G fimshaw
. &C, ion wag all due to oontrariness, an
:. that some one should be put in VIII
would attend to the BUSINESS of th
ard.
d The aoticn of Mr.. Palmer wss car
D ried unanimously.
rs Mr.. Foulk wished to set himsf If righ
a l,aR hos N nd hfin q a H.
70 had been accused OF neglecting his dut
l IS q member of the committee on M
n II. When he had been In the board Il
" 1883 and 1869, it was the custom the
g, for the chairman of the committee
It look after the school, and he hsd sur
't posed 1t TO be the custom yet. There
le fore, he had let the chairman on No !
ie look after that while he gave his Atter
N ton TO No. 16, of which committee b
sr was chairman.
d Mr.. Pyle asked for oil cloth and Gu
g, ta,ns for No. l, at cost not to excee
ii S12 Granted.
Bids for placing two windows In N,
u 4 school were then opened They wer
IL Joseph Hamill, $72 II; A. 8. Christ,
70 6135. On motion they were awarded |
the lowest bidder.
q, The motion to purchase lot In Il
+ Seventh ward was Ieconeidered.
10 Donaho moved to postpone furths
g. consideration until second meeting
It April. Carried.
le Magsw said he had been accused {
81 neglect Of duty In not having heater
20 repaired In No. IL, He had brought
q, a. before the board several times and the
II put it otf.
ie Kyne remarked that be ought to hav
~ bad the woi X done In vaca lon.
u Ruth reported that he had been aske
III IL girls could not be admitted to tn
night school or one established TO